Swing hanger



C. W. BIRCH.

SWING HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 4. 1919.

1,419,806. PatentedJune 13,1922.

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I-NVENTOH. CHESTER we/ficH ATTORNEY- C. W. BIRCH.

SWING- HANGER.

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INVENTOR. CHESTER WI Bl/PLH CHESTER WM. BIRCH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SWING HANGER.

Application filed. October 4, 1919.

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHESTER BIRCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swing Hangers, of which the following is a specification. v

This invention relates to swing hangers and is designed primarily for use indoors for suspending a swing from parts of a door frame and the prime feature of the invention is in so constructing the hanger that it will frictionally engage the parts from which it is suspended with sufiicient firmness to hold the hanger in position under all conditions of use without requiring other fastening means.

A further feature of the invention is in so constructing the parts of the hanger that it will be given spring action thereby'firmly clamping the hanger in position over the edges of the door frame, parts of the hanger being so arranged that when a lateral strain is directed against one side of the hanger, the other side of the hanger will exert pressure in opposition to the lateral strain and consequently equalize the strain and distribute it throughout the entire hanger.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of a bearing plate adapted to prevent the hangerfrom marring the parts'of the frame to which the hanger is attached, said plate having parts thereof interlocking with parts of the hanger.

A further feature of the invention is in so constructing the hanger that it may be made from a single .piece of material, the ends of the piece of material, after it is bent into shape to form the hanger, being secured together in any suitable manner, preferably by a sleeve coupling. 1 I

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter more fully set forth in the accompanying specification.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a door casing showing a hanger and swing suspended therefrom.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the crown portion of a door casing showing a hanger attached thereto.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of a hanger removed from the door casing.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 13, 1922.

Serial No. 328,556.

' Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the bearing plate with a section of the hanger attached thereto.

' Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. a modified hanger structure.

Fig. 7 is a similar View of a further modified structure.

Fig. 8 is a similar view showing a turn buckle construction for holding the hanger in position. I 7

Fig. 9 is a sectional view thereof on line 9-9 Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 8 showing a link structure for holding the hanger in position.

Fig. 11 is a sectional View thereof as seen on line 1111, Fig. 10. i

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the top sill of a door frame and 2 indicates the plastering and frame structure associated therewith, said frame and wall structure being of the usual or any preferred construction.

In order to suspend a swing 3 from the top sill of the door frame a hanger 4 is provided which is preferably formed from a single rod or bar of iron, preferably spring steel, whichis so constructed as to form substantially heart shaped end sections 5, each having a looped portion 6 at its lower end, and

2 showing the upper curved portions'offeach end section terminating in inwardly projecting straight sections 7 which form thrust bars. The inner ends of these sections terminate in transversely extending cross rods8 and 9, the rod 8 being integral throughout its length while the rod 9 is in two sections which are secured together in any preferred manner, as by means of a sleeve 10, said'sleeve being so constructed that it will interlock with the ends of the abutting sections of thecross rod 9 and thus forming an integral structure.

This manner of constructing the hanger unites the two end sections together and places them in spaced relation, and by making the hanger of spring metal, the loops 6 will act as springs for drawing the upper ends of the end sections and the cross rods towards each other, the spring tension'being such as to hold said end sections and cross rods against separation under all ordinary conditions of usage.

In applying the hanger to use, the cross rods 8 and 9, which are parallel with each other, are forced apart and introduced on opposite sides of the top sill of the door frame and then released, the cross rods positioning over the upper edges of the top sill on opposite sides of the intervening wall structure 2. c

To obviate any possibility of marring the wall or parts of the door frame engaged by the hanger, a bearing plate 11, preferably angle shaped incross section, is introduced between the cross rods and the structure with which they engage, one wing of the bearing plate resting against the plastering and the other against the top of the sill, the cross rods resting in the forks of the plates. I

The bearing plates maybe so attached to the hanger as to prevent independent longitudinal movement between them, at the same time leaving the cross rods free to rotate, by forming tongues 12 in the upstanding wing of each plate'and bending these tongues over the cross rods at points adj acentthe union of the cross rods with their respective end sections.

As previously stated, the spring tension of the hanger'is sufficient to hold the hanger in engagement with the door frame, but to guard against the jaws of the end sections and the cross rods from separating to such an extent as to release from the door frame under violent agitation of the swing, the straight sections 7 are arranged at such an angle that a pull or strain laterally against the hanger in one direction will be counteracted and resisted by the straight sections on the opposite side of the door frame, said sections 7 making a direct thrust against the .bearing plates.

Instead of depending entirely upon. the spring tension of the metalv ofwhich the hanger is constructed forholding the hangerin engagement with the sill of the door frame, a coiled spring 13, asshown in Figs. 6 and 7 may be employed, the jaw like members of the end sections 14: preferably having bent in portions 15 with which'the ends of thespring engage. V

the jaw like members of the end sections may be held in place by means of a turn buckle construction 16, as shown in Fig. 8 and in other instances by In some instances integral at one end and means of a link 17 as shown in Fig. 10 of the drawing.

' In the forms shown in Figs. 6 to 11, the loop 6 is preferably dispensed with and a slight crimp or bend formed to hold the swing in proper relation with the hanger.

The invention claimed is: I

1. A swing hanger including a pair of end sections each having a loop at its lower end integrally connecting the arm portions of the sections, said arm portions being separated at their upper ends, and transversely extending means uniting said end sections.

2. A swing hanger, including end sections and connecting cross rods, said end sections being formed from spring metal and held under tension, whereby the cross rods will be held in substantially stationary position when applied to use. r

3. A swing hanger, including end-sections separated at their opposite ends and having spring tension, and cross rods connecting said end sections. 7

4; A swing hanger including a pair of end sections having loops at their lower ends and separated at their'upperends, and cross rods extending laterally between and connecting said end sections. v

5. A swing hanger including a pair ofend sections each formed of oppositely curved sections terminating a loop, the upper ends of the curvedsections terminating in straight sections for forming thrust bars, and a pair of parallel cross rods extending transversely between and connecting said end sections. v s

6. A swing hangerfincluding a pair of end sections each comprising apair of opposed substantially jaw like members, the jaws of each member being formed integral at one end and separated at their opposite ends, and means for resisting the separation ofthe free ends of the jaw like members- 7. A swing hanger, comprising end sections each consistingof-opposed members integral at one end and separated at their opposite ends,.the separated ends adapted to extend over and engage parts ofa support, and means for resisting the separation ofthe separated ends of the end sections.

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